1952 All-Star Game Play by Play

1952 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"I'm not going to hit for him (Bob Rush) when I'm one run ahead. The boy was pitching all right. He just had to settle down." - National League Skipper Leo Durocher

AL STARS 1ST: Start delayed 20 minutes by rain; DiMaggio walked; Bauer struck out; Mitchell struck out; Rosen forced DiMaggio (Hamner to Robinson); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Lockman popped to Rizzuto; Robinson homered; Musial was called out on strikes; Sauer struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 2ND: Berra lined to Musial; Robinson struck out; Avila grounded out (Hamner to Lockman); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 2ND: Campanella popped to Rosen in foul territory; Slaughter struck out; Thomson flied to Bauer; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 3RD: Rizzuto popped to Thomson in foul territory; MCDOUGALD BATTED FOR RASCHI; McDougald grounded out (Thomson to Lockman); DiMaggio doubled; Bauer popped to Campanella in foul territory; Stengel attempted to put Minoso in lf here, but Frick ordered him to let starters play the required three innings; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 3RD: LEMON REPLACED MCDOUGALD (PITCHING); Hamner flied to Bauer; REESE BATTED FOR SIMMONS; Reese flied to Mitchell; Lockman flied to DiMaggio; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 4TH: RUSH REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); MINOSO BATTED FOR MITCHELL; Minoso doubled to Slaughter; Rosen walked; Berra popped to Lockman in foul territory; Robinson singled to Slaughter [Minoso scored, Rosen to third]; Avila singled to Robinson [Rosen scored, Robinson to second]; Rizzuto grounded into a double play (Hamner to Robinson to Lockman) [Avila out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 4TH: MINOSO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Robinson popped to Rosen; Musial was hit by a pitch; Sauer homered [Musial scored]; Campanella walked; Slaughter doubled to Bauer [Campanella to third]; Thomson popped to Rosen in foul territory; Hamner was walked intentionally; Rush grounded out (Rosen to Robinson); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 5TH: Lemon grounded out (Robinson to Lockman); DiMaggio was called out on strikes; Bauer singled to Rush; Bauer was caught stealing second (Campanella to Hamner); Umpires moved: Summers (hp), Boggess (1b) Berry (2b), Barlick (3b), Soar (lf), Warneke (rf); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 5TH: SHANTZ REPLACED LEMON (PITCHING); DOBY REPLACED DIMAGGIO (PLAYING CF); JENSEN REPLACED BAUER (PLAYING RF); Lockman was called out on strikes; Robinson struck out; Musial was called out on strikes; 56 minute rain delay, then game called at 4:14 pm; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 3.

End of 1952 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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